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tm1681 · 07-23-2020, 10:01 AM

I have kind of a random question that I'm wondering if anyone here can help on. I know I almost never post, but I have been buying/using OOTP for 15+ years and it's something I don't think I've come across.

Is there any way to edit average player heights & weights over time? Just for the hell of it I decided to run a fictional league that starts in 1876-77 like the National League did, but I'm noticing a lot of oddities in player physiques that basically give them balloon-shaped heads in their FaceGen Pictures.

It's as if the game wants to give the players heights consistent with how tall players would have been in the 1800's and early 1900's - almost nobody is taller than 6' and I'm seeing quite a few 5'3" and 5'4" players - but weights remain their modern equivalent. This means there are quite a few players who might be 5'7" or 5'8" but weigh 200+ pounds, and their FaceGen pictures reflect this.

I'm very familiar with the game's XML files and am comfortable editing them with something simple like Notepad++, but in all my searching I don't think I've come across an easy way to scale player height/weight.

Is there any way to do this? Thanks...

07-23-2020, 10:01 AM	#1
tm1681 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,313	Possibly Spitball-ish Question about Player Heights & Weights I have kind of a random question that I'm wondering if anyone here can help on. I know I almost never post, but I have been buying/using OOTP for 15+ years and it's something I don't think I've come across. Is there any way to edit average player heights & weights over time? Just for the hell of it I decided to run a fictional league that starts in 1876-77 like the National League did, but I'm noticing a lot of oddities in player physiques that basically give them balloon-shaped heads in their FaceGen Pictures. It's as if the game wants to give the players heights consistent with how tall players would have been in the 1800's and early 1900's - almost nobody is taller than 6' and I'm seeing quite a few 5'3" and 5'4" players - but weights remain their modern equivalent. This means there are quite a few players who might be 5'7" or 5'8" but weigh 200+ pounds, and their FaceGen pictures reflect this. I'm very familiar with the game's XML files and am comfortable editing them with something simple like Notepad++, but in all my searching I don't think I've come across an easy way to scale player height/weight. Is there any way to do this? Thanks...